Thursday, October 10, 2013

Over the River and Through the Woods

Mi babies!!! How the heck are you all doing? My goodness. How
was everyone's conference weekend? Mine was just too good to be true! Not many
missionaries get to have a baptism of two adorable adolescents and watch
General Conference on the same day. I was in missionary heaven! So really, I
don't think this soeur can complain. ;) I hope everyone is avoiding the
flu and all of the nasty viruses going around. My comp got hit pretty hard this
week, but she was a trooper. So go dose yourself with an Orange Julius and a
little vitamin C, eh?

So this week, if you can't already guess, went exceptionally
well. I'm just boppin around, rolling around with my spare Canadian tire,
meeting the cutest little Quebecers and having a jolly old time. This week our
Sister Training Leaders came and stayed with us and I fed them all of my Double
Stuff'd Oreos. I'm starting to look more and more like a Double Stuff'd Oreo
each day, so I was feeling charitable. I rigaled them with stories about the
Swedes, doing my Swedish accents and talking about all of the craaaaay dating
experiences I've had. Yeah. I'm pretty sure we're the favorite sisters in the
mission. It's always a party with the Quebec sistas! During our exchanges we
ran into a Catholic Priest and his roommate.. while knocking doors. He said
he'd heard of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. So guess what us sneaky sisters
did... we invited him to G-Con! And they actually showed up! Ha ha good stuff.
It was the last session when the choir did sing that much. Still, I deserve
some serious cred for getting a Catholic priest from QUEBEC CITY, no less, into
a Mormon church.

We had adventure after adventure the entire week, from one day
to the next! Our baptism was so precious. This brother and sister are quite
possibly the cutest people I have ever met. The whole family is precious,
really. I was able to bear my testimony at the baptism, which was super special
because exactly a year ago that day I found out I could serve a mission. And
there I was, a year later, bearing my testimony at the baptism of the sweetest
family I have ever met. Gosh, I am sooooo incredibly blessed to be out here at
this time! I wouldn't have it any other way. I could stay on the mission
forever, but then I remember that I miss you all terribly and I want to exploit
RMs and get free frozen yogurt, so I know the day will come that I'll have to
lay aside my missionary badge. But for now, I'll keep enjoying these beautiful
leaves and these beautiful people and miss you all from afar! And don't worry,
I still think about everyone often and I miss you all terribly.

For the Saturday morning session of conference we went
and watched on our good friend Lucie's pirated American television... is that a
sin? Meh. She enjoyed it! She loves BYUtv and the prophet and everything about
the church, but she doesn't want to get baptized. ONE DAY! I'll get her in that
font if it's the last thing I do... echoing the voices of 20 years of other
missionaries. But really, she is just the world's biggest gem! We baked a
frozen pizza sprinkled with fresh basil from the garden, and pigged out on
Doritos while watching conference in our slippers. I cannot tell you how much I
enjoyed that! I almost felt like I was home. :) I would have to say that of all
of the conferences, the first two sessions were the best. But really, you know
you're a missionary when you think more about the talks in terms of how they
can help your investigators than yourself. Ha ha no lies. The talks were good
for everyone though, including me. I think Elder Holland's was my fave, but I
also loved Uchtdorfs... can't decide. The elders all know I'm a feminist so
they were grilling me a lot this conference, but I kept a lot of opinions to
myself. Sister Rios and I are going to go watch the Priesthood Session for
studies tomorrow. I heard it was super amazing, as always!

Well, that's about it for this week! I had a lot happen but this
letter would go on for hours if I documented all of the fun things we did.
Today we're going to go play Quilles, which is like "mini" bowling.
Something bizarre. Only in Quebec! I just wanted to let you all know that I
love you to PIECES and that I think about you more than is good for me. Also,
SHOUT OUT of all SHOUT OUTS to Tara, Vanessa, and Karenna for the BEST birthday
package a girl could ask for! I was laughing my chins off allllll night! And I
added to the chins by eating all of the junk that you gave me. Not helpful, but
I FEEL THE LOVE! You girls are the best. I am sooooo incredibly lucky! Thank
you, thank you, thank you. Also, SHOUT OUT to Grandma Nelson for all of the
birthday candies you sent me! I don't think I'll be starving anytime soon. :)
Gotta get my winter coat started! Lolz. Well, I love you all to Jupiter and
back! Have an exceptional week! Smooches and loves! Missing you all.

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Friends, this isn't your average mommy blog. In fact, it is probably the farthest thing from it. Welcome to my mission blog! Before you get disappointed, remember that mission blogs can be just as cool as mommy blogs. Just think of it as the online diary of a nun, only the nun gets to gallivant around Quebec and be a cougar to sweet, sweet naive elders for the next 18 months. Yeah. Now try and tell yourself you're not going to want to hardcore stalk this thing. Although there will be a scarcity of bearded husbands in hipster glasses and cute, chubby babies on this page, I will try not to disappoint. About once a week my mom will post my mission letters and possibly pictures of my ballooning missionary figure here. In the event that this page remains stagnant of activity for some time, don't assume that I have died and move on with your life. Feel free to harass my family members until they post the letters you so obviously crave. If you would like to take your stalking to the next level, you are more than welcome to drop me a line. My mailing addresses are located here and on facebook should you have need of me in your life. Serving in the Canada Montréal mission is a dream come true, but I will miss my clan back in P-town. God be with you till we meet again. Keep in touch. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!